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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Keenwah Granes (ranked 544 p4p, 573 weight class) and Michael Bostic (ranked 42 p4p, 45 weight class). Granes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 敢不敢. Bostic comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Move kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keenwah Granes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Bostic!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bostic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bostic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Granes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bostic manages to avoid it.
Bostic misses with a low kick.
Bostic looks for the body kick but Granes saw that one coming.
Bostic slips a straight right by Granes.
Granes misses with a wild combination.
Granes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zombie MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Granes throws out a loose jab but Bostic uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Bostic tries to counter it with a takedown but Granes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bostic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Granes misses with a hook
and Bostic counters with a thumping low kick.
Granes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Granes moves out of range as Bostic throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bostic misses with a low kick.
Granes misses with a hook.
Bostic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bostic throws a body punch but Granes moves out of range.
Granes throws a body punch but Bostic moves out of range.
Bostic feints the counter takedown.
Bostic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Granes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bostic.
Bostic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Granes.
Bostic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Granes misses.
It seemed like Bostic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Granes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bostic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Granes moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Granes misses the target.
Bostic connects with a body shot that sends Granes's belly button to the back.
Bostic throws out a leg kick but Granes moves out of range and Bostic only half commits.
Granes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bostic lands a nice shot to the body.
Granes throws a jab when Bostic was well out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Bostic scores with a four punch combination!
Granes slaps away a takedown attempt from Bostic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Granes misses with a looping left.
Granes misses with an uppercut.
Bostic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Granes misses.
Granes throws a hook but Bostic blocks it.
Bostic throws a front kick aimed at Granes's knee but Granes avoids it well.
Granes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bostic misses with a wild body shot.
Bostic cracks Granes with an open hand slap.
Granes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bostic.
Bostic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Granes just misses with a punch to the body.
Granes stuns Bostic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bostic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Granes rather than just go for the knockout.
Bostic throws a leg kick but Granes moved away.
Bostic lands a right hook to the body.
Bostic moves away from the strike by Granes.
Granes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Granes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bostic digs a good hook to Granes's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bostic.
Granes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bostic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Granes misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bostic! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bostic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Granes.
Granes avoids the body shot from Bostic.
Granes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bostic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Granes.
Bostic ducks under a wild hook from Granes.
Bostic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Granes on the side of the head.
Bostic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Granes under the eye.
A clash of legs there as Granes blocks the low kick.
Bostic works the jab nicely.
Granes missing with a left hand there. Bostic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Granes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bostic.
Granes throws a looping overhand right but Bostic ducks down to avoid it.
Bostic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bostic gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Granes to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Granes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bostic has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Granes has managed to get both his arms back between Bostic's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bostic looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Granes postures up and lands a big shot to Bostic's brow.
Granes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Granes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bostic looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Granes passes into half guard.
Bostic trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Granes working the ground and pound effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Bostic will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Bostic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Granes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Granes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Bostic.
Bostic replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Granes blocks it well.
Bostic throws a body punch but Granes moves out of range.
It looked like Granes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The fighters circling - Granes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bostic throws a lazy right hand but Granes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bostic misses with a body shot.
Bostic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Granes.
Granes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bostic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Granes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bostic lands a right hook to the body.
Bostic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Granes lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Granes cracks Bostic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bostic throws a leg kick which misses Granes's front leg but catches the back leg as Granes tries to avoid it.
Granes thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A cross from Granes lands.
Bostic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Granes.
Bostic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Granes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Granes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bostic.
Bostic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Granes at a distance.
Granes fails with a takedown attempt.
Bostic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bostic misses with a hook to the body
and Granes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Bostic is predictable there
and Granes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bostic misses the body punch
and Granes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Granes throws a hook to the side of Bostic's head but Bostic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Bostic.
Bostic defending well as Granes loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granes throws out a leg kick but Bostic moves out of range and Granes only half commits.
Granes misses the jab.
Granes throws the left hand but Bostic avoids the punch easily.
Bostic takes one on the button.
Granes throws a poor cross that misses
and Bostic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Granes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bostic was well out of range. Poor timing from Granes.
Bostic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Granes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Granes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bostic cracks Granes with a good jab.
Bostic moves out of range of the leg kick from Granes.
Granes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bostic counters with a shoot takedown. Granes fights it but they end up in guard.
Granes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bostic manages to get himself to full guard.
Bostic is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Granes frees his head nicely. Oh but Bostic has switched to an armbar! Granes is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Michael Bostic!
A very excited looking Michael Bostic rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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hype
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